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Note: Answers given during Questions and Answers sessions reflect the views of the individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Dr. R.C. Sproul and Ligonier Ministries. Here is our Statement of Faith.

Note: Answers given during Questions and Answers sessions reflect the views of the individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Dr. R.C. Sproul and Ligonier Ministries. Here is our Statement of Faith.

What determines the value of a minister of the Word of God today? Does our esteem of the preacher reflect the value given by God? In this message, Dr. Sproul considers this as he discusses the high calling of the …

There is something lacking in the pulpits of our churches today. Too many ministers of the Word of God are not preaching the truth of God’s Word. Boldness has been replaced with political correctness. What would the great reformer …

Every year, ministers are ordained to the pulpit ministry armed with a Bible and years of formal education. Unfortunately, there is a crippling fear that accompanies many of them. Why isn’t the Word of God being taught like it …

God has ordained the preaching of His Word, prayer, and the sacraments as the means by which He sanctifies people’s lives. There is no substitute for the Scriptures if we want to know and please God. Unfortunately, the church …

Across America the people of God strive to bring lost people the good news of Jesus Christ. As part of the Great Commission, this is commendable. But our attempts are often misguided as we inadvertently displace the Lord as …

The proclamation of the Gospel is sometimes approached in a man-centered way, as if it depended upon our powers of persuasion or ability to “sell” a product. Scripture demands another way. This message will explain the meaning of a truly …

James tells us that religion that is pure before God is “to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” Yet attempts to care for the physical needs of people have often been …

When we step over the threshold into the sanctuary, we symbolically step out of the secular and into the sacred. This message will examine the importance of understanding that when we worship we worship in the very presence of …